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Birth of the Dragon (2017)
Directed by George Nolfi
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Overview
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
Rated PG-13 | Length 103 minutes
Actors
Philip Ng | Billy Magnussen | Xia Yu | Ron Yuan | Darren E. Scott | King Lau | Yee Jee Tso | Teresa Navarro | Vanessa Ross | Christina July Kim | Terry Chen | Wu Yue | Lillian Lim | Jeff Mosley | Simon Chin | Yu Hai | Qu Jingjing | Simon Yin | Steven Roberts
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/21/2017 | Home Theater | DVD | Rented | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
This felt kind of flat to me. I liked the martial arts choreography but the story feels too far-fetched and ridiculous at times. I did make me want to revisit Lee’s films again though, even though I just watched them in the Spring for the Hong Kong film class I took.
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